NYPD Unveils Specially Painted Police Cruiser Honoring Gay Pride

There seems to be a disconnect between showing support for the 49 Americans killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a full endorsement of the homosexual lifestyle.

Americans like Glenn Beck, who do not support homosexuality on religious grounds, have called for Americans to unite and stand with their fellow citizens who were attacked in the nightclub. But the New York City Police Department has created a new firestorm of controversy with a new police cruiser it is rolling out for the gay pride parade taking place Sunday.

The police-issued Ford Explorer has been pinstriped in rainbow colors, with a rainbow-colored NYPD badge and rainbow hearts. The lights on top of the vehicle are in the colors of the rainbow, and across the top of the front window is the hashtag #NYPDOrlandoProud.

Others are not so quick to celebrate the NYPD’s show of support for Gay Pride Month, a month the country did not celebrate until President Obama declared it so last year. His declaration then, and the NYPD’s demonstrative support of the homosexual lifestyle today, are sure to outrage more conservative Americans.

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Those who object to NYPD’s open display of support for the gay community have taken their concerns to social media. On Facebook, some are calling for equality of another sort.

Joseph Chandler, who suggests there may be a double standard at work, wrote, “Cool, now maybe they should make a military one to show support for our men and women.”

Others are outraged. Billy Hussein Abushi wrote, “Why are we being forced with the lgbt stuff? It’s never been accepted by the masses and never will be. When you go against God’s rule, expect the consequences of your action. Sickening, when do people say enough? Tomorrow people will love their dog and demand the right to marry, thus the beginning of the end has begun.”